Comments on: Burning Man Files Lawsuit Against Pershing County, NV

By: mark cocucci

mark cocucci — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:40:24 +0000

No more let it rest.Burning man R.I.P

By: mark cocucci

mark cocucci — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 05:32:38 +0000

Seek a new location time for another shift into a new space.Enough of Nevada and the law enforcement agencies looking to profit in more ways then one.Get on it NOW!!!D

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By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:00:41 +0000

The BM site is just cross the county line in Pershing County. All the towns that benefit from BM (Gerlach, Empire, etc.) and the road to BM, except for the last 5 miles, are in Washoe County. This begins to make sense when you realize that Pershing County residents don’t benefit from the commerce generated by BM, only by the fee paid by BM to the county.

I’m curious to know if any of the officials, merchants, and residents of Washoe County have confronted their neighbors across the county line and asked them, “are you out of your f*ing minds?” With the gypsum mine closed, what other source of income would Gerlach have other than 70,000 people who descend upon the town in August and SPEND MONEY?

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By: E.M.Smith

E.M.Smith — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:03:03 +0000

At the $1/2 Million level, you can buy a lot of desert playa.

I’d suggest shopping around for a similar bit of playa that’s available for private purchase, buy it, and incorporate a ‘city’ or ‘district’. That’s what Disney did in Florida. There are REGULAR efforts by the local cities (such as Orlando) to tax Disneyworld. They just point out that they are already part of a ‘district’ government and it all goes away. http://www.rcid.org/Dept_Building_Safety.cfm

Might need to be a bit circumspect when doing the original set up, though, so that folks don’t do a legislative end-around… rather like old Walt did when assembling the property for Disneyland.

If you start now, picking up a chunk at a time, a fair sized parcel can be assembled before it’s noticed. There’s a lot of such land all over Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, …

Just a thought… From a “Burner Wannabe” who’s hoping to make it next year…

Mike

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By: Candy

Candy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:05:30 +0000

We have fought this same battle – we would be glad to give you the benefit of our experience – email at candy here: candy (at) comfest.com

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By: bandit

bandit — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:33:10 +0000

Where ever BM is next year, make a point of paying everything with $2 bills or dollar coins. It becomes *very* apparent *very* quickly how much cash flows from an event or community. This technique has been successfully used for years. The cash registers do not have slots for either the bills or coins.

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By: masnail

masnail — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 02:54:01 +0000

This was my first trip to Burning Man and I loved it. Playa camping was a new experience but one we managed with ease. Having lived 65 years in the state of Missouri I found the suggestions to move BM to that state interesting but probably not doable. The biggest plus for some participants would have been a central location. However I would imagine the west coast burners might not want to travel to central US. Also I can’t imagine BM with ticks, chiggers, mosquitos and raccoons. “Come to Burning Man and go home with Lymes Disease”. I think a move to a different location in the Western states would probably work if the right spot can be found.

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By: chris "Q" Qdriver Quintana

chris "Q" Qdriver Quintana — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:17:44 +0000

opps! follow up: “Copyright Associated Press / NBC Bay Area”

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By: chris "Q" Qdriver Quintana

chris "Q" Qdriver Quintana — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:16:02 +0000

but you guys saw this one right?: “Organizers of the Burning Man arts festival are suing local officials over new rules for the annual event in the northern Nevada desert.

They say Pershing County is unfairly imposing a festival ordinance that would bring significant new costs and restrictions to the event dedicated to radical self-expression. The main restrictions are no children or nudity.

The ordinance goes into effect in October, meaning it would impact next year’s event. The ordinance specifically enables sheriff’s deputies to regulate activities considered “obscene, indecent, vulgar, or lewd.””

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By: 3D

3D — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:24:55 +0000

I am starting to believe we need to regroup and possibly relocate …. Maybe talk to representatives of an Indian reservation ?

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